Which to use
“proclamé” and “proclament” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,331
- “proclamé” frequency rank
- #37,981
- “proclament” frequency rank
- 52312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proclamé | proclament |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de proclamer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proclamer. |
Where the eye mixes proclamé and proclament
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between proclamé and proclament
A purely visual mix-up. proclamé (\pʁɔ.kla.me\) and proclament (\pʁɔ.klam\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proclamé is recorded at frequency rank #14,331, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.kla.me\. proclament is at rank #37,981, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.klam\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52312, this pair ranks #148,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proclamé vs proclament
Shared letters: aclmopr. Private to "proclamé": é. Private to "proclament": ent.
"proclamé" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "proclament" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proclament ← porclament · pproclament · prcolament · procalment · procclament · proclaemnt · proclamennt · proclamentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proclamé" and "proclament" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "proclamé" or "proclament" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "proclamé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proclament" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proclamé" and "proclament" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclament vs proclamés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #148,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.